mineo.

[enfangs]

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[enfangs]

[he freezes up, before looking away awkwardly.]

I really hope that next week's effect is that no one's allowed to say anything sappy.

[sengokus]

I didn't even think that it was that bad...

You all just put the bar way too low on nice things for people to say.

[enfangs]

If it's all of us, then doesn't that make you the odd one out?

[sengokus]

Because I'm not a tsundere?

[enfangs]

Damn it, why are you still allowed to say that!?

[sengokus]

Hmmm, probably 'cause tsunderes have their own kind of appeal. It's actually pretty cute once you get to the dere part. I don't think it's insulting to be called one...

[enfangs]

You sure are saying words right now.

[1/2]

[sengokus]

I'm saying you're kinda cute sometimes.

[wow! effect]

[sengokus]

[wait]

—and probably extra cute to Molly who you're dating, yeah!!

[THERE? BETTER?]

[enfangs]

[....................

well then!

he looks flustered? though it's debatable to which part? maybe both. anyway, are they at the kitchen yet.

still, he manages to force out a scoff.]

Well, I'd hope so!

[HE'D SURE HOPE HIS BOYFRIEND THINKS HE'S CUTE.]

[sengokus]

[thEY'RE AT THE KITCHEN NOW WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE MINEO IS GOING TO STOP HAVING HIS ARM SLUNG AROUND WHITE'S SHOULDERS INSTANTLY

WHAT A GREAT TIME TO MAKE TEA]

Well.... yeah!!

Don't ever date anyone who doesn't think you're appealing... Isn't that the whole point of dating....

[this is just. very generic dating talk now.]

[enfangs]

[PLEASE]

I feel like maybe you are not in a position to say that.

[but if mineo's going to be distracted with making tea, white's going to idly take out his phone and send off texts. the quickness of them suggests he's just sending emotes.]

[sengokus]

[mineo is just going to comment but he looks over his shoulder to catch white texting and just

huffs a bit]

... you know, I haven't asked yet. Sorry for being a kinda shitty friend.

Are you happy, White?

[enfangs]

[he pauses.]

... Where is this coming from?

[sengokus]

It's a pretty standard question from friends to other friends who are in new relationships?

[enfangs]

[he wouldn't know because he didn't have friends while alive]

Is this from your romcoms.

[sengokus]

Kind of, yeah. I'm supposed to give Molly a talk like - "If you ever hurt him, you'll regret it...!"

[ . . . . ]

But you seem happy and it doesn't seem like there's any arguments on the horizon, so I haven't bothered.

[enfangs]

[there's something embarrassingly warm about mineo's protectiveness, but then he gets a response so white forgets about it. he shoots his phone a smile, before he looks up in mineo's general direction and scratches his cheek.]

Yeah, uh. I don't think you need to do that.

[because molly is great, clearly???]

[sengokus]

[ . . . . . .

it's so cuuuuuuute. and it's so complicated because white is cursed to hell and back, and mineo knows that white has feelings for him, but he pretty much has to just utterly ignore that this week in favor of being able to take care of this situation.

but -

how can he not love love? how can he think that the general gestures of shooting texts back and forth is anything but insanely cute? he wonders how bad this'll be on monday but for right now...]

... mm! I didn't think I would have to. You really are two of my favorite people.

[and he loves how much they care about each other]

[enfangs]

[monday will be fine, probably]

... Heh. And how many people are we competing with on that list?

[sengokus]

Hmm... A couple...? At least of everybody here, I like just about everyone, but even I've got my preferences.

[mineo's very loving and a good friend but he's still drawn to some more than others, that's just human]

[enfangs]

Has your list of people you trust expanded, then?

[sengokus]

[he looks thoughtful but will go back to making tea]

... depends on what I'm trusting them with.

But in some ways, yeah.

[enfangs]

[white just hums in response, since he's not sure if this is a subject he should press for details on.]

[sengokus]

[ . . . he just snorts quietly]

.... I can trust people with cases here, and on working together. That's expanded a bit.

I think trusting people with me and my well-being is still hard though. We're racing and competing, technically? I don't want to be blind to that.